estranging

ɪˈstreɪndʒɪŋ

Definition

Definition of estranging - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotion or confusion

Rare

making someone feel separated or confused from others

Rare

The estranging atmosphere made her feel out of place.
An estranging silence settled between the old friends.
The estranging tone of the letter shocked her family.

alienating

isolating

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Origin of estranging

Latin, ex- (out) + stringere (to draw tight)

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French:aliénant, ...
German:entfremdend, ...
Italian:alienante, ...
Spanish:alienante, ...
Portuguese:alienante, ...
Chinese:疏离的, ...
Japanese:疎外感を与える, ...
Arabic:مُغَرِّبٌ, ...
Hebrew:מַנְכִּיר, ...
Russian:отчуждающий, ...
Ukrainian:відчужений, ...
Hindi:अलग-थलग, ...
Bengali:বিচ্ছিন্ন, ...
Catalan:alienador, ...
Czech:odcizující, ...
Danish:fremmedgørende, ...
Dutch:vervreemdend, ...
Greek:αποξενωτικός, ...
Hungarian:idegenítő, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យឃ្លាតឆ្ងាយ, ...
Korean:소외감을 주는, ...
Persian:بیگانه‌کننده, ...
Polish:wyobcowujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):alienante, ...
Romanian:înstrăinător, ...
Swedish:främmande, ...
Thai:ที่ทำให้รู้สึกแปลกแยก, ...
Turkish:yabancılaştırıcı, ...
Vietnamese:gây xa cách, ...

estrange

ɪˈstreɪnʤ

Definition of estrange - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

alienate

tr.

Rare

cause someone to feel less close or friendly

tr.

Rare

His actions estranged him from his family.

alienate

distance

relationship

intr.

Rare

separate and live apart from one's spouse

intr.

Rare

They decided to estrange after years of conflict.

alienate

isolate

separate

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Origin of estrange

Latin, extraneus (external, foreign)

Examples of estrange in a sentence

The scandal estranged him from his colleagues.
The couple began to estrange after the argument.
He chose to estrange from his family for peace.

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French:éloigner, se séparer, ...
German:entfremden, sich entfremden, ...
Italian:allontanare, separarsi, ...
Spanish:alejar, separarse, ...
Portuguese:afastar, separar-se, ...
Chinese:疏远, 分居, ...
Japanese:疎遠にする, 別居する, ...
Arabic:أَبْعَدَ, اِنْفَصَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַרְחִיק, לְהִתְנַכֵּר, ...
Russian:отчуждать, разойтись, ...
Ukrainian:відчужити, розійтися, ...
Hindi:दूर करना, अलग होना, ...
Bengali:বিচ্ছিন্ন করা, বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া, ...
Catalan:allunyar, separar-se, ...
Czech:odcizit, rozejít se, ...
Danish:fremmedgøre, gå fra hinanden, ...
Dutch:vervreemden, scheiden, ...
Greek:αποξενώνω, χωρίζω, ...
Hungarian:elidegeníteni, különköltözni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យឃ្លាតឆ្ងាយ, បែកគ្នា, ...
Korean:소원하게 하다, 별거하다, ...
Persian:دور کرد, جدا شدند, ...
Polish:odsuwać, żyć osobno, ...
Portuguese (BR):afastar, separar-se, ...
Romanian:a îndepărta, a se înstrăina, ...
Swedish:alienera, separera, ...
Thai:ทำให้ห่างเหิน, แยกกันอยู่, ...
Turkish:uzaklaştırmak, ayrılmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm xa cách, sống xa cách, ...

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Definition of estranging - Reverso English Dictionary

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